Who are Community Partners? Community Partners are companies located throughout the greater Knoxville area that agree to offer credit union membership as part of their employee benefits packages. Through these companies we can provide a host of services and products designed to help employees with their financial needs. These include free checking to qualifying individuals, direct deposit, financial information and education, payroll deduction for loan payments, Web Banking, and much, much more.

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Why would a company want to partner with First Choice? At a time when health care costs are straining budgets and threatening benefits packages, we offer membership as a cost-saving measure to the employer. For example, as a Community Partner you may opt to have the payroll for participating employees deposited directly into their First Choice account. This saves you the expense and time associated with writing and mailing checks. In addition, employees don’t have to worry about lost or stolen checks, another potential money saver for you. At the same time, the employee benefits from belonging to a credit union that will always have his/her best interest in mind and will always offer competitive rates while keeping fees to a minimum. And we will even be on-site as needed to provide financial services to participating employees. How does a company become a Community Partner? Becoming a Community Partner is easy and risk-free. There are no fees and no contracts to sign. To start the process or to request more information, simply contact our Business Development Director at (865) 637-0112, extension 104 to schedule an appointment at your office and at your convenience.